HARRY arrived back from Afghanistan two weeks ago and now he is ready to head to Lesotho and South Africa for a trip on behalf of his charity Sentebale.

PRINCE Harry is to pay a visit to Lesotho and South Africa at the end of the month, St James's Palace said today.

Harry, who recently completed a four-and-a-half-month tour of duty to Afghanistan, will travel to the countries for a three-day trip on behalf of his charity Sentebale.

He will spend the first two days privately, visiting Sentebale programmes throughout Lesotho, and on the final day will carry out public engagements in the Maseru district of Lesotho and then attend the Sentebale Gala Dinner in Johannesburg.

The last time the 28-year-old third in line to the throne was in Lesotho was in June 2010 when he took his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, to see Sentebale's work as part of their first joint overseas trip.

Harry
arrived back from Afghanistan less than two weeks ago.

During
his deployment, the Prince revealed that he took Taliban fighters
"out of the game" from the cockpit of Apache attack
helicopters and admitted he "let himself down" by romping
naked in Las Vegas just weeks before his deployment.

After
returning to the UK, he said he would like to dedicate more time to
royal duties and charitable causes, as well as pursuing his Army
flying career.

His
trip will begin on February 25 with two days of private visits.

On
February 27, the Prince will publicly attend the Kananelo Centre for
the Deaf and the Reitumetse Church Project in Lesotho, which are two
of Sentebale's community-based partners within the Letsema
Collaborate Network, caring for disabled and orphaned children.

In
Johannesburg, he will attend the Sentebale Gala Dinner, which marks
the launch of the charity's major fundraising drive to build a
permanent centre for children and young people.

The
Mamohato Centre - named after co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho's
late mother - will provide psychological care and peer mentoring for
children and young people with HIV/Aids.

It
will be built on the sacred land of Thabu-Bosiu in Lesotho, known to
many as the birthplace of the nation.

Harry
will deliver a speech at the gala and also attend a reception for
selected guests.

His
commitment to Lesotho - a land-locked country within South Africa -
began nine years ago in 2004 when he spent part of his gap year in
the country, working with various charities and organisations.

The
Prince was moved by the plight of youngsters he met during his time
volunteering with an orphanage where many of the children had
HIV/Aids.

Lesotho's
HIV/Aids crisis has left many of the country's children without one
or both parents.

In
2006, Harry made a documentary to highlight the problems he
encountered and co-founded the charity Sentebale - which means
forget-me-not - with Prince Seeiso to try to help the vulnerable
children.

The
charity also works to help "herd boys" - boys as young as
five who tend livestock in extreme weather conditions in the
country's remote highlands.

Last
year, while he was in Brazil at a fundraising polo match, Harry
announced ambitious plans to expand the work of his Sentebale to
worldwide projects.

In
March 2012, the charity appointed a new chief executive, Cathy
Ferrier, a former fundraising director at Oxfam.